I grew up in a small little town in Vermont. I grew up to love and
respect nature and also to be self-sufficient. I am pretty proud of
that.

It’s my nature to question things I don’t understand. I am not much
of a fan of the status quo. I’m pretty sure there is always a
better way to do things. With that said, I am quite satisfied with
my life and the journey that I am on.

I am reasonably introverted, but I really enjoy spending time with
friends and having great one on one conversations. I enjoy meeting
new people and learning about how they see the world.

I enjoy the simple things in life. I try to savor the quiet moments
like enjoying a nice cup of tea, reading a book, working in the
garden, practicing yoga and cooking dinner or baking bread.

I care deeply about the quality of my work. I spend a lot of time
thinking about how to do my job better. I love that it challenges
me every day and I feel fortunate that I am in a profession that
satisfies my need to help others and that I am around animals all
day.

I like adventure, travel, and trying new activities and food. I am
afraid of heights, but I’ve been known to get over it. I love to
snowboard, hike, camp, garden, bake, take photos, and listen to
music.

In a relationship, I like to be challenged (although I might not
show it at the time), but also supported. I enjoy doing fun things
together, but I also like my space. I like to be affectionate…

I am in the process of starting my own business. I practice
integrative veterinary medicine. My mission is to promote wellness
and restore the health of my patients, with compassion, expertise,
and integrity. I am really passionate about what I do and about
health and nutrition in general. I firmly believe that you don’t
have anything without your health. I am committed to helping
animals and people lead happier healthy lives.

I am also committed to making my life happier and healthier. I am
starting my own practice because it is important for me to practice
in a way that I feel is genuine and best serves my patients. I also
want to be successful financially. In addition, it is important to
me to make my own schedule, so I don’t miss out on the fun things I
want to do. I have chosen to make work life balance a priority. I
love my job, but I also really enjoy my time off.

I am not really sure. Hopefully it’s that I really care about those
around me and what I am doing. Also, I am small in stature, cute
and tough, and I am not afraid to go backpacking by myself. I am
kind of serious, but given the right circumstances I can definitely
get a little goofy.

Favorite books.
I am a reader. I always have been. I tend toward nonfiction, but I
also love a good novel. Here’s a short list of books that I’ve
liked recently. The Dovekeepers, Better, Little Bee, Cutting for
Stone, Tinkers, What is the What, Skeletons at the Feast, Strength
in What Remains, in addition to a bunch of books on Chinese
medicine and nutrition. I am not really into sci-fi, fantasy, or
vampires.

I don’t own a TV, and I am OK with that. I am busy with a lot of
other things. I enjoy watching TED. It gives me hope and
inspiration. I prefer it to watching the drama that is the local
news. When I am in the mood for news I listen to NPR or go online.
Back in the day I enjoyed watching Sopranos, the Wire, and South
Park.

I like watching documentaries, about the food industry, the natural
world, religion, history, and culture. Movies I like include Tropic
Thunder, Get him to the Greek, Shawshank Redemption, Amelie, Bill
Cunningham New York, The Kings Speech, and Best in Show.

Music. Radiohead. M83. Pearl Jam. Ramona Falls. Bon Iver. Cat
Power. Smashing Pumpkins. Outkast. Imperial Teen. Handsome Furs.
The XX. Cake. The Black Lilies. Black Angels. The Black Keys. I
like a bunch of other music too, but I am horrible with remembering
names of bands. Maybe you could introduce me to some new
tunes?

Food. I like veggies and herbs fresh from the garden, sourdough
gluten free bread, anything on the grill, asian, mexican,
mediterranean, indian, oh anything that tastes good, really. I will
try anything once. I have some food allergies, so that limits me
some, but fortunately Seattle is a great place to live because we
have so many options. I love going to the farmer's market and I
cook a lot.

1) The great outdoors-I really need to unplug and recharge. 2) Good
food- I prefer fresh, local, and seasonal 3) Music-speaks to my
soul 4) Books-I am addicted to learning and have a quest for the
truth. 5) New experiences and adventures-fun is good 6) Self
Respect-self explanatory.

How to make the world a better place to live. How to encourage
people to reach their potential. How to preserve and protect our
natural environment. I am very passionate about food. I think about
growing it, preparing it, and eating it. I think about the ripple
effect of making personal positive changes in ones own life to
affect positive change in the world.

Recently, I have also been thinking about getting a dog. I am not
sure when it will be, but there is definitely a dog friend in my
future.

Message me if you like to explore and try new things, if you care
about making positive changes in the world, if you aren’t afraid to
challenge the status quo, if you like good food, and if you love
the outdoors and aren’t afraid to get dirty.